TAVERN - 9 definitions found
tavern n 1: a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks [syn: tavern, tap house] Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary tavern (taverns) A tavern is a bar or pub. (OLD-FASHIONED) N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES English Explanatory Dictionary tavern ˈtævən n. literary an inn or public house. [ME f. OF taverne f. L taberna hut, tavern] English-Old English dictionary tavern Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Tavern \Tav"ern\, n. [OE. taverne, F. taverne, from L. taberna a hut, booth, tavern. Cf. Table, Tabernacle.] A public house where travelers and other transient guests are accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a hotel; especially, in modern times, a public house licensed to sell liquor in small quantities. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms tavern n. Inn, public-house, hostelry, eating-house. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 111 Moby Thesaurus words for "tavern": alehouse, amusement park, automat, ballroom, bar, barrel house, barroom, beanery, beer garden, beer parlor, bistro, blind tiger, boardinghouse, buffet, buvette, cabaret, cafe, cafe chantant, cafe dansant, cafeteria, canteen, cantina, casino, chophouse, chuck wagon, cocktail lounge, coffee shop, coffeehouse, coffeeroom, cookhouse, cookshack, cookshop, dance floor, dance hall, dancing pavilion, diner, dining hall, dining room, dive, dog wagon, dorm, dormitory, doss house, dramshop, drinkery, drinking saloon, drive-in, drive-in restaurant, eatery, eating house, entertainment industry, fast-food chain, fleabag, flophouse, fun-fair, gin mill, grill, grillroom, groggery, grogshop, guest house, hamburger stand, hash house, hashery, honky-tonk, hospice, hostel, hostelry, hot-dog stand, hotel, inn, juke joint, kitchen, local, lodge, lodging house, lunch counter, lunch wagon, luncheonette, lunchroom, mess hall, night spot, nightclub, nitery, ordinary, pension, pizzeria, posada, pothouse, pub, public, public house, quick-lunch counter, rathskeller, resort, restaurant, roadhouse, rooming house, rumshop, saloon, saloon bar, show biz, show business, smorgasbord, snack bar, speakeasy, taproom, tearoom, theater, trattoria, wine shop |
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